Rooks Nest House is a house on Weston Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire. It was the childhood home of the author E. M. Forster (1879–1970) who described it in the novel Howards End. It is Grade I listed for its historical interest and literary associations.
Rooks Nest House, Stevenage
Plaque designed by Bob Duvivier at Rooks Nest, the former home which was the inspiration for Howards End in E M Forster's novel.
The monument to Forster in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, near Rooks Nest where Forster grew up. He based the setting for his novel Howards End on this area, now informally known as Forster Country.
Stevenage is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, about 27 miles (43 km) north of London. Stevenage is east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1(M), between Letchworth Garden City to the north and Welwyn Garden City to the south. In 1946, Stevenage was designated the United Kingdom's first New Town under the New Towns Act.
Image: Looking north along the High Street, Stevenage Old Town geograph.org.uk 3983186
Image: Stevenage Town Centre and Joyride statue
James Whitney, the dandy highwayman.
Henry Trigg's house, 37 High Street.